Immigrants Express Relief After Sweden Democrats Suffer Election Setback
Tobias Andersson said 200,000-plus new citizens helped swing votes left after other right-wing parties refused a citizenship freeze.
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Top Sweden Democrat blames election setback on refusal to block new immigrant voters
One of the most high-profile MP's for the Sweden Democrats has blamed his party's election setback on the other right-wing parties' refusal to impose a total halt to new citizenship awards when they took power in 2022
Immigrants express relief after Sweden Democrats suffer election setback
Immigrants in Sweden expressed relief on Monday after voters dealt the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, whose rise helped drive the country's politics sharply to the right on immigration, their first setback in a parliamentary election.
In several of the electoral districts where voter turnout has increased the most, the Left Party has also increased its support significantly. Residents in the areas point to the Sweden Democrats' successes as a possible explanation for why more people have chosen to go and vote.
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